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A plane conducting the aerial spraying of pesticides, flies over a swarm of desert locusts in Lemasulani village, Samburu County, Kenya. Reuters
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A desert locust feeds on an Acacia tree in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. AP Photo
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Desert locusts feed on an Acacia tree as a plane sprays pesticides, in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. AP Photo
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A plane spraying pesticides flies over a swarm of desert locusts in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. AP Photo
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A desert locust feeds on a plant in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. AP Photo
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Desert locusts jump up from the ground and fly away as a cameraman walks past, in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. AP Photo
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Ranger Gabriel Lesoipa is surrounded by desert locusts as he and a ground team relay the coordinates of the swarm to a plane spraying pesticides, in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. AP Photo
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Desert locusts feed on plants in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. AP Photo
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Marcus Dunn, pilot and director at Farmland Aviation, speaks with Salat Tutana, left, the chief agriculture officer in Isiolo county, at an airstrip near Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. AP Photo
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A plane conducting the aerial spraying of pesticides flies over a swarm of desert locusts in Lemasulani village, Samburu County, Kenya. Reuters
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A plane conducting the aerial spraying of pesticides, flies over a swarm of desert locusts in Lemasulani village, Samburu County, Kenya. Reuters
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A desert locust feeds on an Acacia tree in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. AP Photo
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Desert locusts feed on an Acacia tree as a plane sprays pesticides, in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. AP Photo
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A plane spraying pesticides flies over a swarm of desert locusts in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. AP Photo
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A desert locust feeds on a plant in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. AP Photo
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Desert locusts jump up from the ground and fly away as a cameraman walks past, in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. AP Photo
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Ranger Gabriel Lesoipa is surrounded by desert locusts as he and a ground team relay the coordinates of the swarm to a plane spraying pesticides, in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. AP Photo
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Desert locusts feed on plants in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. AP Photo
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Marcus Dunn, pilot and director at Farmland Aviation, speaks with Salat Tutana, left, the chief agriculture officer in Isiolo county, at an airstrip near Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya. AP Photo
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A plane conducting the aerial spraying of pesticides flies over a swarm of desert locusts in Lemasulani village, Samburu County, Kenya. Reuters
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A plane conducting the aerial spraying of pesticides, flies over a swarm of desert locusts in Lemasulani village, Samburu County, Kenya. Reuters
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